18+ hour, 22+ min ago  (294+ words) A bill seeking to update requirements for child passenger restraint systems was heard in a House committee on Tuesday, however legislators worry how it will impact struggling Missouri families. House Bill 2170, sponsored by Rep. Bruce Sassmann, R-Bland, would update the…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago  (452+ words) A bill focused on making child care more affordable through tax credits was debated Tuesday by the Missouri House Committee of Economic Development. Introduced by state Rep. Brenda Shields, a Republican from St. Joseph, the bill seeks to make child…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (1293+ words) Missouri's child welfare agency has for years struggled with high turnover rates among staff who work most closely with children and families. Children's Division, the section of the state's social services department responsible for foster care and investigating child abuse…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (760+ words) Megan Huffman is holding off paying rent and utilities this month for the day care she runs in Kansas City so she can guarantee that her employees won't miss a paycheck. The state owes her business, Rising Sun Learning Center,…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago  (422+ words) Gov. Mike Kehoe and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced Sept. 9 that child care licensing requirements will be streamlined across the state. Executive Order 25-15 will cut at least 10 percent of outdated or duplicative rules from licensing requirements....

5+ mon, 5+ day ago  (39+ words) When you insert a key into a keyhole, the key's teeth engage with the pins and levers of the lock. The specific shape of the key allows the pins to fall into an orientation that frees the cylinder to ......

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (109+ words) A new program would cover up to 75 percent of child care costs for participants. Missouri Child Care Works, a child care cost-sharing program created by Kids Win Missouri, the state and the Missouri ... Jennifer Pallikkathayil is the health and social…...